Twin piston

N1021

1972 Aero Commander 685

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
12016
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental GTSIO-520-C
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
N1021 Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N1021 on the FAA register

Type
1972 Aero Commander 685
Serial
12016
Engines
2 × Continental GTSIO-520-C
Registered owner
N1021 Inc
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2014-04-28
Airworthiness date
1972-11-30
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A00E9D
Mode S (octal)
50007235
Seats (type)
9
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-04-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N1021 to the current registrant.
  • 2008-04-08
    N1021 previously assigned to a Homebuilt RV6 (s/n 20036); cancelled.
  • 1972-11-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1970-11-10
    N1021 previously assigned to a Homebuilt DSA-1 (s/n 1); cancelled.
Overview

About N1021

N1021 is a 1972 Aero Commander 685, serial number 12016. The FAA register lists N1021 Inc as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 28, 2014 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental GTSIO-520-C engines and 9 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 30, 1972.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1021. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1970-05-11 Accident · Calipatria,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0743
Reported aircraft: Smith DSA-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N1021 registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.